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Sir Nicholas Farrar \ Ferris 1544–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1544

Birth Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: Apr 1620

Death Location: England

Father: Sir Midgley

Mother: Lady Horsfall-Farrar

Spouse(s): Mary Wodenoth

Children(s): Samuel Ferris, Nicholas Ferrar, John Ferrar, William Captain, Joyce Farrar, Susannah Ferris, Richard Sr., Erasmus Farrar, Suzanne Ferrar

Sir Nicholas Farrar \ Ferris was born in 1544 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Farrar Lord Midgley And Lady Agnes Ann Horsfall Farrar. Sir Nicholas Farrar \ Ferris married Mary Wodenoth, and had children including Erasmus Farrar, John Ferrar, Joyce Farrar, Nicholas Ferrar, Richard James Ferris Col Sr, Samuel Ferris, Susannah Ferris, Suzanne Ferrar, William Ferrar Captain. Sir Nicholas Farrar \ Ferris passed away in 1620 in England.

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Biography

  • Sir Nicholas Farrar \ Ferris was born in 1544 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Farrar Lord Midgley And Lady Agnes Ann Horsfall Farrar.
  • Sir Nicholas Farrar \ Ferris married Mary Wodenoth, and had children including Erasmus Farrar, John Ferrar, Joyce Farrar, Nicholas Ferrar, Richard James Ferris Col Sr, Samuel Ferris, Susannah Ferris, Suzanne Ferrar, William Ferrar Captain.
  • Sir Nicholas Farrar \ Ferris passed away in 1620 in England.

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Sir Ferris's Ancestors

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Sir Ferris
1544–1620
Birth Place: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Farrar, Lord Midgley
1494–1549
Ewood Hall, Midgley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Lady (Agnes Ann) Horsfall-Farrar
1494–1549
Stothlay, Barcroft, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Ferris's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas Farrar \) Ferris (Jun 1544–Apr 1620) m. Mary Wodenoth (1562–1635)
  1. 1. Samuel Ferris 1575–1639 m. “Sarah” (Ann Kithermaster Feris \) Ferris 1585–
    1. 1. Thomas (Ferris *5256 *5320) *10616 1595–1645 m. Mary (Jackson) Sturdevant 1600–1622
      1. 1. Vicar\Rev. (Samuel Ferrers) (Ferris?) 1616–1679 m. Jerusha Reed\Read\Reade 1626–1653
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Ferress 1634–1689 m. Col (Robert Woodson I "Potato) Hole" 1634–1707
        2. 2. Samuel (Cornelius) Ferris 1640–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Sarah (Woodson)) Ferris 1634–1663
        4. 4. Aaron Ferris 1653–1712
      2. 2. Mary ((died as infant) (Twin to Amry Ferris)) Ferris 1618–1620
      3. 3. Mariah Ferris 1619–
      4. 4. Henry Ferris 1617–1685
      5. 5. Amry ((Twin to Mary (died as infant) Ferris)) Ferris 1618–1646
  2. 2. Nicholas Ferrar 1592–1637
  3. 3. John Ferrar 1583–1657
  4. 4. William (Ferrar,) Captain 1583–1637
  5. 5. Joyce Farrar 1584–1619
  6. 6. Susannah Ferris 1581–1657
  7. 7. Richard (James Ferris, Col.) Sr. 1596–1637
  8. 8. Erasmus Farrar 1586–1613
  9. 9. Suzanne Ferrar 1558–1592

Sir Ferris's Timeline

2 Records

1544
Jun 1544
Birth of Sir Nicholas Farrar \ Ferris in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
1620
Apr 1620
Age 76
Death of Sir Nicholas Farrar \ Ferris in England
England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1544
    Event Place: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1620
    Event Place: England

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